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<div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading panel-title">Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee</div></div><h4 style="text-align:center;"><strong>Contact Person: Maurine Laborde<br />504-310-2550<br /></strong><a href="mailto:oversight-staff@lasc.org">oversight-staff@lasc.org</a><strong></strong></h4><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="col col-md-12"><p>The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee (&ldquo;Oversight Committee&rdquo;), established by Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXXV, consists of 15 members appointed by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The Oversight Committee is comprised of sitting or retired judges, lawyers, and citizens who are neither lawyers nor judges. The Oversight Committee:</p><ul><li>Serves as a resource for judges and judicial candidates;</li><li>Assists in educating judges and judicial candidates about ethical campaign conduct; and</li><li>Helps deter unethical judicial campaign conduct.</li></ul><p><a href="/Supreme_Court_Rules?p=RuleXXXV">Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXXV establishing Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee</a>&nbsp;(amended effective April 26, 2012)</p><p><a href="/Court_Rules?p=JudicialCampaignOversightRules">Rules and Operating Procedures of Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee</a>&nbsp;(amended effective July 1, 2008)</p><p><a href="/Judicial_Campaign_Oversight?p=Info_Statement_JudCam">Information Statement</a>&nbsp;(updated December 12, 2019)</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading panel-title">Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct</div></div><p>Judicial Candidates are subject to <a href="/Court_Rules?p=CJC">Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct.</a></p><p><a href="/rules/supreme/Acknowledgment.pdf" target="_blank">Acknowledgment Regarding Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct</a>&nbsp;(amended effective March 9, 2006)</p><p>The following are informational resources for judicial candidates related to Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct and judicial campaigns.</p><ul><li>Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee PowerPoint presentation entitled "<a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Ethical_Guidelines_For_Judicial_Campaigning.pdf" target="_blank">Ethical Guidelines for Judicial Campaigning</a>" (in .pdf format) (updated July 20, 2017).</li><li><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Ethical Guidelines for Judicial Campaigning Video<br /></span></strong><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LMhqQlLuNP4?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></li></ul><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" style="border-width:1px;border-style:none;margin-left:30px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="3"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Links to Ethics Opinions cited in Ethical Guidelines for Judicial Campaigning Video:</span></strong></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_44.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 44</a></td><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_141.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 141</a></td><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_271.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 271</a></td></tr><tr style=""><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_84.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 84</a></td><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_236.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 236</a></td><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_272.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 272</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_104.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 104</a></td><td><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Opinion_249.pdf" target="_blank">Opinion 249</a></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading panel-title">Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee Complaints</div></div><p>All complaints directed to the Oversight Committee shall be in writing, should specify the misconduct or ethical violation(s) complained of and the canon(s) allegedly violated, and should be signed by the complainant.</p><p>Please be advised the Oversight Committee is a separate entity than the <a href="/JudiciaryCommission">Judiciary Commission of Louisiana</a>. If you file a complaint with the Oversight Committee that is directed to the Judiciary Commission, before your complaint is processed by the Oversight Committee, you may be requested to amend your complaint to address the Oversight Committee instead of the Judiciary Commission. To insure that your complaint is addressed by the Oversight Committee in a timely matter, your complaint should be directed solely to the Oversight Committee, not the Judiciary Commission.</p><p>A complaint form has been prepared and is available for use by persons who wish to file complaints with the Oversight Committee. <a href="/rules/supreme/COMPLAINTFORM.pdf" target="_blank">Complaint Form</a>&nbsp;(amended effective April 26, 2012) </p><p>Submit Complaints to:</p><p style="margin-left:30px;">Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee <br />400 Royal Street, Suite 1190 <br />New Orleans, LA 70130-8101</p><p style="margin-left:30px;">Email: <a href="mailto:oversight-staff@lasc.org">oversight-staff@lasc.org</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading">Press Releases</div><div class="panel-body"><h4><strong>2024</strong></h4><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/PUBLIC_STATEMENT_Maloney_2024-C-04.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(April 2, 2024)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h4><strong>2020</strong></h4><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/PUBLIC_STATEMENT_Rooney_ 2020-C-50.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(November 2, 2020)</p><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/PUBLIC_STATEMENT_Bosworth_2020-C-44.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(November 1, 2020)</p><div><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/PUBLIC_STATEMENT_Winston_2020-C-43.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a> (October 31, 2020)</p><p><a href="https://www.lasc.org/judicial_campaign_oversight/PUBLIC_STATEMENT_Harris 2020-C-24.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(October 19, 2020)</p><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Public_Statement_Medley_2020-C-25.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(October 14, 2020)</p></div><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Public_Statement_Bosworth_2020-C-21.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(October 2, 2020)</p><p><strong></strong><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/Public_Statement_Foxworth_2020-C-04.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a>&nbsp;(March 2, 2020)</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><h4><strong>2019</strong><br /></h4><p><a href="/judicial_campaign_oversight/PUBLIC_STATEMENT_Johnson.2019-AC-12.pdf" target="_blank">The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee has issued a Public Statement</a> (November 11, 2019)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <h4><strong>2002</strong></h4><p><a href="/Press_Release?p=2002-07">Louisiana Supreme Court approves Rules and Operating Procedures; a Complaint Form; and an&nbsp; "Acknowledgment Regarding Canon 7 of the Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct</a>." (June 10, 2002) ; (see <a href="/rules/supreme/Resolution_judcam2.pdf" target="_blank">Court Resolution</a> (June 4, 2002)).</p><p><a href="/Press_Release?p=2002-03">Appointment of Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee</a> (April 22, 2002)</p><p><a href="/Press_Release?p=2002-01">Louisiana Supreme Court establishes Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee</a> (March 15, 2002)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h4><strong>2000</strong></h4><p><a href="/Judicial_Campaign_Oversight?p=public_hearing">Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Creation of a Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee holds a Public Hearing</a> (October 24, 2000)</p><p><a href="/Judicial_Campaign_Oversight?p=campaign">Louisiana Supreme Court establishes the Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Creation of a Judicial Oversight Committee</a> (July 17, 2000)</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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